Youth Internships, Enhancing Professional and Leadership Skills One Student at a Time! Danielle Shilling, Youth Internships AmeriCorps VISTA, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation 20-30% of high school students experience depression and/or anxiety at some point before adult hood. That’s forty-one students at our local high school. Many of them feel the burden of modern […]
2 Opportunities to Win!!! We are celebrating our increased collaboration among individuals, businesses and organizations that are focusing on providing STEAM related programs and opportunities for our youth and adult community members by presenting two new contests with Cash Prizes. Cash prizes will include one $50.00 prize for the naming contest and at least two […]
Experience reading in a whole new way! The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with the Red Lodge Carnegie Library to provide the Reading Adventure Backpack Program. Reading Adventure Backpacks are geared towards kids ages 0-5, with a focus on bringing families together through reading. Each backpack contains several books centered around […]
Allow us to introduce the Volunteer Champions of 2017. We all know the term “Champion” means winner. And all the people we are honoring are winners in our eyes. There is a second definition of Champion relevant to us today: “SOMEONE WHO WORKS HARD FOR A CAUSE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OTHERS.” We call them […]
Getting Together to Talk About Youth Danielle Shilling, Youth Internship AmeriCorp VISTA, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation On Wednesday, February 7th the Foundation hosted a Youth Steering Committee meeting at Old Roosevelt. This meeting brought together various voices in our community focusing on youth engagement. With over thirty participants there was a wide range […]
What’s Up with Connected Youth? The Early Childhood Development Program Supporting Young Families With the recent closure of an in-home daycare, the Early Childhood Fund has become even more important. This fund supports families that struggle with affording daycare and preschool and it has already funded 4 families with over $2,000 since December. In […]
Get funded for your charitable causes! There are currently two grants that are open now that are easy to apply for and can help you fund your next project. Red Lodge Rotary Club Gives $7,000 to Youth Programs The Red Lodge Rotary club holds the “Instant Wine Cellar” fundraiser in the Fall to raise funds […]
Check Out the Picture It! Youth Photo Contest We wanted to know what our local youth love about Red Lodge and what changes they would like to see. We asked them to submit a picture that represents what they love or what they want to change with a brief description of the picture. We […]
You know what happens when Red Lodge High School students volunteer and help out the community? A ton! This semester, students have given their time to play music, shovel sidewalks, assist in public programs at the library, coach younger kids, haul pet food, represent at leadership conferences, share their ideas with local boards, build a […]
What do you LOVE about Red Lodge? What would you love to change? Don’t Just Tell Us, SHOW US! Make your Submission to the PICTURE IT! Youth Photo Contest We want to know what you love about Red Lodge and what change you would like to see. Submit your picture that represents what you […]